"There is no relaxing in a family of ten kids."
NaNo 2009 was my first time participating. I had a story idea. I had characters. I had plenty of time—I usually get up early in the morning anyway, and by the start of the day I'd have at least my word quota done, if not more. One of my sisters and I had recently inherited a laptop from my older brother, and my sister was happy to monopolize the family desktop. So






